Augustin Dieufort

Augustin Dieufort (1701-) was the leader of the Maroon Rebellion in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) and the quartermaster of the pirate vessel "Experto Crede".

Biography
Dieufort was born into slavery in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti), and was baptized a Catholic in accordance with the Code Noir. He was thin and feeble, and although he was sold away from his mother, he was constantly traded from plantation to plantation due to his low skills. He took advantage of his experiences in order to chart out the plantations and he knew the habits, routines, and layouts of plantations. He used the knowledge to escape his plantation, and Dieufort led the Maroon Rebellion of the 1730s. Driven by his faith in voodoo and beliefs of African independence in Saint-Domingue, he fought as the leader of the Maroons (runaway slaves), aiding the former pirate Adewale in rescuing African slaves from slave ships.